mainstream
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Britannica Dictionary definition of MAINSTREAM
the mainstream
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the thoughts, beliefs, and choices that are accepted by the largest number of people
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His ideas are well outside the mainstream of political opinion. = His ideas are well outside the political mainstream.
— mainstream
adjective [more mainstream; most mainstream]-
mainstream medicine [=the type of medicine that is most widely practiced and accepted]
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mainstream movies
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Advertisers are trying to attract a more mainstream audience.
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Britannica Dictionary definition of MAINSTREAM
[+ object]
1
chiefly US
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to place (a child with special educational needs) in regular school classes
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to cause (someone or something) to be included in or accepted by the group that includes most people
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The poor should be mainstreamed into the private health-insurance system.
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Ideas that were once controversial have now become mainstreamed.
